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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dragan becomes upset when he sees that a cameraman is preparing to take pictures of which character's dead body?
(a) Amil.
(b) Amila.
(c) Emina.
(d) The hatless man.

2. When Arrow awakens to the sound of boots on the stairs outside her apartment, she is taken to "what's left of" which "building" (194)?
(a) City Hall.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The National Museum.
(d) The capitol building.

3. With what type of currency is Ismet paid for his work as a soldier in the army defending Sarajevo from the men on the hills?
(a) Gems.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

4. Dragan has learned to wash his entire body with what amount of water?
(a) Half a liter.
(b) A gallon.
(c) A pint.
(d) A liter.

5. What item carried by Arrow feels heavier once she has likely seen Filipovic for the last time?
(a) Her dagger.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her Bible.
(d) Her rifle.

6. What two emotions does Kenan experience when he catches sight of the brewery?
(a) Happiness and apprehension.
(b) Guilt and elation.
(c) Joy and regret.
(d) Confusion and sorrow.

7. After Kenan is able to move his limbs and get up, he finds that the shells have hit how many meters down the street?
(a) 60.
(b) 150.
(c) 30.
(d) 90.

8. What does Dragan do when he decides he does not want the cameraman to take photographs of a particular character's body?
(a) He drags that person's body out of sight.
(b) He shoves the cameraman.
(c) He breaks the camera.
(d) He threatens the cameraman.

9. When the reader rejoins Kenan in Chapter Three, what adjective is used to describe his pace as he moves through town?
(a) Deliberate.
(b) Confused.
(c) Wayward.
(d) Determined.

10. For how many hours was Dragan's wife in labor with their son Davor?
(a) 12.
(b) 36.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

11. The narrator states that Kesovo Stadium has been repurposed as what type of facility?
(a) A burial ground.
(b) A jail.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A courthouse.

12. How many times has Emina seen the cellist play music in the street?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Three.
(c) Several.
(d) None.

13. Arrow flees from the company of Hasan in part because she is unnerved by his "desire for" (198) what?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Victory.
(c) Bloodshed.
(d) Vengeance.

14. As a young girl, Arrow thought of which character as an enormous grasshopper?
(a) The cellist.
(b) Kenan.
(c) Jovan.
(d) Slavko.

15. The narrator shares that most citizens of Sarajevo now sleep in which rooms of their houses?
(a) Basements.
(b) Solariums.
(c) Bathrooms.
(d) Attics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the onset of Chapter Three, Arrow has begun to sleep in which location during periods of heavy shelling?

2. Emina sustains a gunshot wound just above which part of her body?

3. What kind of person does Arrow refuse to kill before she parts ways with Hasan?

4. In what decade of life were Raza and Kenan when they moved into their current apartment?

5. How many shells fall in total while Kenan is at the brewery?

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